HyperDic: pride_of_barbados

English > 1 sense of the expression pride of barbados:
NOUNplantpride of barbados, paradise flower, flamboyant tree, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Poinciana pulcherrimatropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers
English > pride of barbados: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana.
Synonymsparadise flower, flamboyant tree, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Poinciana pulcherrima
Member ofCaesalpinia, genus Caesalpiniasmall spiny tropical trees or shrubs
Broaderflowering shrubshrub noted primarily for its flowers
SpanishPoinciana pulcherrima

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